Ante Budimir

Ante Budimir (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎːnte bûdimiːr];[1][2] born 22 July 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club CA Osasuna, on loan from RCD Mallorca.

Ante Budimir
Budimir with St Pauli in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ante Budimir
Date of birth (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991
Place of birth Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Osasuna
(on loan from Mallorca)
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2008 NK Radnik
2008 LASK Linz
2008–2009 NK Sesvete
2009–2011 HNK Gorica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 NK Inter Zaprešić 66 (18)
2013–2014 Lokomotiva Zagreb 30 (17)
2014–2016 FC St. Pauli 19 (0)
2015–2016 → Crotone (loan) 40 (16)
2016–2018 Sampdoria 11 (0)
2017–2018 → Crotone (loan) 22 (6)
2018–2019 Crotone 17 (3)
2019 → Mallorca (loan) 18 (5)
2019– Mallorca 36 (13)
2020– → Osasuna (loan) 13 (4)
National team‡
2005 Croatia U15 1 (0)
2012 Croatia U21 2 (0)
2020– Croatia 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020

Club career

FC St. Pauli

In August 2014, Budimir joined German club FC St. Pauli of the 2. Bundesliga on a four-year deal until 2018.[3] St. Pauli had to pay a transfer fee believed to be around €900,000.[4] In an interview on Budimir's signing, former Croatian international Jurica Vranješ described him as "tall, strong in the air, and reliable in combinations" and compared his style to Dimitar Berbatov.[5] Budimir had a tough time at St. Pauli, scoring just 1 goal in 20 appearances in the St. Pauli shirt.

Crotone / Sampdoria

On 1 September 2015, Budimir was loaned out to Italian club Crotone for the remainder of the season.[6] He made his Crotone debut on 7 September 2015, in a 4–0 loss to Cagliari Calcio, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Pietro De Giorgio. In March 2016, Crotone exercised their €1 million buyout option on the player. Budimir ended the season as Crotone's top goalscorer with 16 goals in 40 Serie B appearances, as they were promoted as runners-up to Cagliari; this tally was fourth for goalscorers in the whole league season.[7]

In June 2016, ahead of Crotone's debut Serie A season, Sampdoria of the same league activated Budimir's release clause believed to be in the region of €1.8 million, and the player signed a deal ending in mid-2020.[8] A year later, he was sent back to Crotone on a one-year loan with obligation to buy.[9] The obligation was fulfilled by now relegated Crotone at the end of the season, and he remained in the club on a permanent contract.

Mallorca

On 15 January 2019, Budimir moved on loan to Spanish club Mallorca.[10] He scored his first goal for the Balearic club on 3 February as a Panenka penalty kick in a 2–0 home win over AD Alcorcón, later being sent off.[11] On 27 June, after achieving promotion to La Liga – he scored the opening goal as they overturned a 2–0 first-leg deficit to defeat Deportivo de La Coruña 3–2 on aggregate in the play-off final – he signed a permanent deal for a €2.2 million fee.[12]

During the 2019–20 season Budimir scored 13 goals,[13] which also placed him as the 8th best 2019–20 La Liga top scorer.

Osasuna (loan)

On 5 October 2020, Budimir was loaned to top tier side CA Osasuna for the 2020–21 season.[13]

International career

On 27 August 2020, during pre-season training, Budimir was called up by the Croatia national team coach Zlatko Dalić for September Nations League clashes against Portugal and France.[14][15] He made his national team debut on 7 October in a friendly 2–1 victory over Switzerland, providing Mario Pašalić with an assist for the winning goal.[16] He scored his debut goal on 11 November in a friendly 3–3 draw with Turkey. He notably handled the ball with his elbow during the build-up to the goal, which referee Slavko Vinčić failed to notice.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 July 2020[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Zaprešić 2010–11 Prva HNL 1130000113
2011–12 2461000256
2012–13 3191000329
Total 661820006818
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2013–14 Prva HNL 271200002712
2014–15 35000035
Total 301700003017
FC St. Pauli 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 1901100201
FC St. Pauli 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 21——21
Crotone (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 401611004117
Sampdoria 2016–17 Serie A 1103100141
Crotone (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 2262100247
Crotone 2018–19 Serie B 1731000183
Mallorca (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 185002[lower-alpha 1]1206
Mallorca 2019–20 La Liga 351310003613
Career total 260791142127384
  1. Two appearances in the Segunda División play-off of promotion

International
As of match played 14 November 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 202041
Total41

International goals
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.[20]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 11 November 2020 Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey 3  Turkey 1–1 3–3 Friendly

References
  1. "Àntūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Ánte
  2. "búditi". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Bȕdimīr
  3. "Ante Budimir wechselt zum FC St. Pauli" [Ante Budimir transfers to FC St. Pauli] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. "Nöthe und Budimir sind St. Paulis Sturmduo der Hoffnung" [Nöthe and Budimir are St. Pauli's striker duo of hope]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 19 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  5. "Kroaten-Star Vranjes lobt Paulis Neuen: "Budimir ist ein Typ wie Berbatov"" [Croatia-Star Vranjes praises Pauli's new arrival:]. Bild (in German). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. "Leihe: Budimir wandert nach Kalabrien aus". kicker (in German). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  7. Morozzo, Angelo (8 December 2019). "Ex Crotone, Budimir show: doppietta al Camp Nou" [Ex Crotone, Budimir show: brace at the Camp Nou] (in Italian). Calabria Sport 24. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. "Sampdoria snap up Budimir". Football Italia. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. "BUDIMIR TORNA AL CROTONE A TITOLO TEMPORANEO CON OBBLIGO DI RISCATTO" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 5 July 2017.
  10. "UFFICIALE: Crotone, Budimir va in prestito al Maiorca" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  11. Bryce, Monro (6 February 2019). "Mallorca seventh after 2-0 win". Majorca Daily Bulletin. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  12. "El Mallorca 'ficha' a Budimir" [Mallorca 'sign' Budimir]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  13. "Osasuna logra la cesión de Budimir" [Osasuna get the loan of Budimir] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  14. "Budimir to replace Modrić and Rakitić". 27 August 2020.
  15. "Luka Modrić and Ivan Rakitić to miss Croatia's opening UEFA Nations League matches". croatiaweek. 27 August 2020.
  16. Olivari, Davorin (7 October 2020). "Hrvatska bez pola prve momčadi srušila Švicarsku! Zablistao 'Dalićev eksperiment', na kraju ušao i Modrić". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
  17. "Ante Budimir: Mogao sam zabiti još koji gol". Večernji list (in Croatian). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  18. Hina (11 November 2020). "Budimir: Svjestan sam da je bio VAR, gola ne bi bilo". Glas Istre (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  19. Ante Budimir at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  20. "Ante Budimir profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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